Overview

• Eisenach burst to 4:1, then strung together a 9:1 run to 13:7 and led 16:11 at the break, helped by six first‑half saves from Matija Spikic.
• Leipzig trimmed the deficit to 25:21 in the 54th minute before Fynn Hangstein quickly restored a five‑goal buffer at 26:21.
• Max Beneke delivered key strikes, firing for 24:18 in the 49th minute and adding the final goal for 31:27 in the closing minute.
• Hinze celebrated a winning debut for Eisenach, whereas Raul Alonso's first league match in charge of Leipzig exposed attacking struggles.
• The result extended Leipzig's winless run in Eisenach dating to March 2016, with 2,722 fans filling the Werner‑Assmann‑Halle.